Wheelchair Coaching

USTA Wheelchair Tennis Coaching Manual

Since 1998, the USTA’s programming for wheelchair tennis has grown to include: Community Tennis (Grassroots), Professional Tennis and new engagement with Player Development.

Introduction to Wheelchair Tennis

In this LAB powered by Net Generation webinar recording, the USTA Wheelchair Team discusses the basics of wheelchair tennis.

WHEELCHAIR TENNIS EXPLAINED

Grips Explained

Refer to this handout to give you a comprehensive explaination of grips specific to wheelchair tennis.

Volleys Explained

This handout gives you step-by-step instructions on how volleys are executed in wheelchair tennis.

Unlike the Traditional backhand with an eastern grip, where they will have to change their grip from the forehand position, they will not switch their grip from the semi-western forehand grip to the eastern backhand grip for the Inverted backhand. Learn more about the execution of this swing here.

WHEELCHAIR TENNIS VIDEOS

VIDEO: Wheelchair Tennis Mobility Patterns

In this video, Jason Harnett, USTA’s National Manager and Head Coach for Team USA’s Wheelchair Tennis Team, discusses the very unique mobility patterns that are exclusive to wheelchair tennis.

VIDEO: Wheelchair Tennis Progressions

In this video, Jason Harnett, USTA’s National Manager and Head Coach for Team USA’s Wheelchair Tennis Team and Jason Allen, USTA's Manager, Wheelchair and Technical, teach groundstrokes and mobility patterns to new or seasoned athletes with disabilities looking to play wheelchair tennis!

VIDEO: Wheelchair Tennis Serving

In this video, Jason Harnett, USTA’s National Manager and Head Coach for Team USA’s Wheelchair Tennis Team and Jason Allen, USTA's Manager, Wheelchair and Technical, help you to understand the nuances of serving when working with an athlete with a disability.